Lora Haines Cook
President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution
About Lora Haines Cook
Lived 1866 – 1946 (aged 79).
Lora Mary Haines Cook (July 17, 1866 – February 10, 1946) was an American civic leader who served as the 12th president general of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Early life and education Cook was born Lora Mary Haines on July 17, 1866, in Lloydsville, Ohio, to Lewis Gregg Haines and Sarah Jones Hogan Haines. She later served as Pennsylvania State Regent and vice president general.
She served as the president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1923 to 1926. Following her time in office, she served as an honorary president general. Cook also served on the Valley Forge Park Commission and on the board of directors of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. They had one son, Anthony Wayne Cook, Jr.
She died on February 10, 1946, in Cooksburg, Pennsylvania.
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president General of the Daughters of the American Revolution (1866–1946)
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Lora Haines Cook was born on 17 July 1866.
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Lora Haines Cook died on 10 February 1946.
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